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Currahee Cadet named Georgia’s top youth leader

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
MOUNTAIN CITY— The Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has officially named Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Vogelbacher as the Cadet of the Year for 2025, selecting her for the prestigious Colonel Benjamin Stone Award.

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Early voting starts Monday for Primary

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Seats in federal, state and local offices are up for grabs in the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. The ballots also include State Republican Party and State Democratic Party questions. Advance voting starts Monday, April 27, and continues through Friday, May 15.

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Alex of Clayton seeks votes

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Nick Alex may be a newcomer in the political arena, but that has not hindered him in raising more funding than his Democratic Party predecessors to become the congressman of the Ninth District.

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Clyde touts military service, conservative agenda

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde is running against a cadre of challengers in the May 19 Primary to retain his seat representing Georgia’s 9th Congressional District. Clyde, a Republican, is up against fellow GOP’ers Sam Couvillon, the former mayor of Gainesville, and Hall County Commissioner Gregg Poole.

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Gainesville mayor seeks nomination

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Sam Couvillon would not have run for Congress if Doug Collins was still in the District 9 seat.He is one of three Republicans on the primary ballot for the seat.Couvillon most recently served as mayor of Gainesville for four years, and prior to that served eight years on Gainesville’s city council.

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Poole bids to represent the GOP

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Ask Hall County Commissioner Gregg Poole why he’s running for the Ninth District congressional seat, and he’ll tell you plainly: God has called him to do so.“I feel like this is exactly what the Lord wants me to do right now more than anything in my life,” Poole said. “I’m stuck.

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Suwanee resident gets message out

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Suwanee resident Caitlyn Gegen is running for Congress in Georgia’s 9th district in a bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Andrew Clyde.She decided to run after the recent killings of Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year.
Submitted photo. “The Fiddler on the Roof” is a performance with a lot of energy.

Submitted photo. “The Fiddler on the Roof” is a performance with a lot of energy.

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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ comes to Dillard Theater for three weekends

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
“If I were a rich man” and all the beloved favorites from “Fiddler on the Roof” will ring through the Dillard Theater beginning this Friday. The North Georgia Community Players production is directed by Rebecca Bilbrey and stars Atha Thomas as Tevye the milkman, and 29 other cast members.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Allyson Aldrich, scholarship committee member; Christy Walden from Habersham Central High School, recipient of the Carolyn Hill Memorial Scholarship; Kendall Weisser from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, recipient of the Paula Van Huss Memorial Scholarship; Maria Valentina Aria Camargo from Tallulah Falls School, recipient the Celia Durand Memorial Scholarship; and Scholarship Committee Member Dietricht Hoecht. Not pictured is Scholarship Committee Chair Helen Rogers.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Allyson Aldrich, scholarship committee member; Christy Walden from Habersham Central High School, recipient of the Carolyn Hill Memorial Scholarship; Kendall Weisser from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, recipient of the Paula Van Huss Memorial Scholarship; Maria Valentina Aria Camargo from Tallulah Falls School, recipient the Celia Durand Memorial Scholarship; and Scholarship Committee Member Dietricht Hoecht. Not pictured is Scholarship Committee Chair Helen Rogers.

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Strokes of Genius

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 23, 2026
The North Georgia Arts Guild (NGAG) recognized talented seniors for their creative works of art during the April 16 scholarship awards ceremony. The ceremony was held prior to the monthly members meeting in the Fellowship Hall at Clayton First United Methodist Church.